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Chapter 264: It's Not Me… It's Tobirama Senju Who's Too Cunning!
🕑 Added 2025-09-10 14:33:29 +0000 UTCChapter 264: It's Not Me… It's Tobirama Senju Who's Too Cunning!
Land of Waves.
Due to the base in the Hidden Rain being destroyed and their organization's invasion plan being ruined by Madara Uchiha, the two Senju brothers had no choice but to return to the Land of Waves.
Tobirama Senju said coldly, "Hmph, that guy Madara Uchiha really did show up… I knew it wasn't that simple. He must be the true mastermind behind the ninja world's disasters!"
"Don't be so quick to judge, Tobirama…"
The First Hokage was still trying to defend his friend. "Madara should also be a victim. He didn't want to return to the world of the living either…"
"Big brother, you are gravely mistaken!"
Tobirama Senju clenched his fists and explained with a frown, "Have you ever seen that guy Madara Uchiha act rationally? He wasn't surprised that he could be revived, which means he must have anticipated it long ago. He still has some schemes left behind in this ninja world!"
"And with Madara's strength, he could definitely break free of Orochimaru's control. He has the advantage of a reanimated body, so why didn't he choose to fight you for three days and three nights? Don't you find that suspicious at all?"
"What's more, he even had a certain advantage in this battle! He was willing to give up the temptation of defeating you. Do you think this Madara is really normal?"
"…"
Hashirama Senju really couldn't refute that. After all, when his friend had seen him in the past, he had always stuck close to his side. This time, despite clearly having the upper hand in battle, Madara had actually chosen to retreat…
If Madara Uchiha were here, he would definitely have a different opinion…
After all, no matter who it was, with a sinister, white-haired man who had mastered various forbidden and sealing jutsu standing on the sidelines, no one with a brain would continue to fight, in case they were tripped up in an unexpected way.
However, if he hadn't laid any plans in the ninja world, Madara Uchiha should have chosen to continue fighting until he had completely defeated Hashirama. That would have been in line with his character…
The Asura of the Battlefield had truly miscalculated in his battle with his old friend this time. He had completely exposed himself in front of Tobirama Senju. The moment he left the battlefield, the quick-witted strategist Tobirama had almost immediately guessed that there was definitely something wrong with Madara.
Tobirama Senju slammed a fist on his desk and continued in a deep voice, "My research was not wrong. The Rinnegan must have evolved from the Mangekyo Sharingan…"
"Tobirama, are you researching strange things again?" The First Hokage's eyes changed, and he shot two death glares. "It's not another jutsu like Edo Tensei, is it! That kind of jutsu is forbidden!"
"It's not…"
The great strategist Tobirama glanced at his brother impatiently and said with contempt, "What I'm researching now is far more dangerous than things like Edo Tensei…"
We're already dead, why do you still care so much!
Not only am I going to research forbidden jutsu, but I'm also going to research human experimentation!
I have two living experimental subjects back in Konoha! And one of them is the future Hokage of Konoha!
Hashirama Senju: "…"
This little brother really needs a beating… Why can't he learn from Madara's little brother, Izuna? Isn't it good to be completely obedient to your older brother?
However, Tobirama couldn't be bothered with his brother. He was only paying attention to a small crow-shaped seal on his arm that was faintly glowing… Someone was about to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to come over…
A figure suddenly appeared before them!
Itachi Uchiha scanned his surroundings, held up the red-eyed crow perched on his arm, and said, "Lord First, Lord Tobirama, I thought you would still be in the Hidden Rain Village…"
"That guy Madara Uchiha suddenly appeared in the Hidden Rain, attacked the envoys from Iwagakure, and nearly destroyed half of the village. I've arranged for the Rain ninjas to restore their homes, and for now, I've brought my big brother back to the Land of Waves…"
Tobirama's expression was not good. After all, the Hidden Rain was his painstaking work, and it had been violently destroyed by the person he despised the most.
Itachi Uchiha nodded. "I just learned of this matter from the Third Hokage. Will it affect our pursuit of the Akatsuki? After all, the condition of our deal with Konan was to protect the safety of the Hidden Rain…"
"Wait…"
Tobirama Senju stopped him, stood up, and paced back and forth in the room, analyzing in a low voice to himself, "The impostor in the Akatsuki who calls himself 'Madara Uchiha' must be Obito Uchiha…"
"Then why would he impersonate Madara? So the Akatsuki must have a close relationship with the real Madara…"
"The reanimated Madara Uchiha had a pair of Rinnegan, which never appeared even during the Battle of the Valley of the End. But with that guy's personality, he would have used the strength of a suckling babe in his fight with my big brother. It's impossible for him to have hidden his power…"
"And from childhood until now, even when I killed Izuna, Madara never showed any signs of possessing the Rinnegan, so…"
After a long period of contemplation, Tobirama Senju suddenly turned his head, glanced at his elder brother, and then looked at Itachi. "Tell me one thing. Does the Uchiha clan have a forbidden jutsu that can reverse life and death? Or perhaps, turn reality into an illusion? Or turn an illusion into reality?"
Itachi Uchiha's expression paused for a moment, then he shook his head with a sincere face. "It's impossible for the clan to possess such a jutsu."
"Then is it the power of Madara's Mangekyo Sharingan…" Tobirama's brow furrowed tightly. He continued to ask, "Do you think the Mangekyo Sharingan would have that kind of power?"
Itachi Uchiha gave a noncommittal answer. "The ocular jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan are varied. It reflects the power you desire most in your heart, which is why it is called the true 'Mind's Eye of the Kagura'. It's not strange for its ocular jutsu to be able to use any power."
The Mangekyo Sharingan of their clan was always strange…
For example, Shisui's dream was to change the minds of the rebellious clansmen, and as a result, he awakened the strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami, which could change another's will without a trace…
For example, his own dream back then was to possess the strongest power of the Uchiha, and as a result, he awakened the so-called strongest physical attack, Amaterasu, and the genjutsu, Tsukuyomi…
For example, his father, Fugaku Uchiha… to this day, no one knew his Mangekyo Sharingan's ability. He wholeheartedly wanted the Sharingan to flourish, yet as the clan head, he took the lead in hiding the Mangekyo. He was a steady man.
"Itachi Uchiha, you almost fooled me…"
Tobirama Senju suddenly stared intently at Itachi and said in a low voice, "This is the first time you've been willing to share information about the Mangekyo Sharingan, although it was nothing substantial…"
"Originally, the Mangekyo should have been the Uchiha clan's trump card for their rise to power, so you have never taken the initiative to mention it…"
"But today, you brought it up before I even asked. Then there must be a forbidden jutsu even more powerful than the Mangekyo. Tell me!"
"I'm not going to use it against the Uchiha clan!"
"…"
That last sentence sounded so fake…
Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but have sweat bead on his forehead. Although he was young, with his status and strength, he had already come into contact with the two great forbidden jutsu, Izanagi and Izanami…
But today, because Tobirama had suddenly brought up a forbidden jutsu related to Izanagi, he had become very nervous. However, when dealing with the white-haired ninja before him, one had to be extremely careful. A single ordinary sentence could have a flaw discovered by him…
The ninjas in Konoha now who were skilled at manipulation—when you traced it back, they had all been trained by this white-haired ninja before him!
